The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-11-02
p,rH AND POINT.
1t takes much less to start a quar-

-Ittakes much less to start a quarrel
than to stop one
Some mon get down on their
neirhbors when they find that they
can't como up to them. Boston Co"-
rier.
True criticism consists in assort-
ing the just things from tho false, and
not the false things from the just
"A girl may be like sugar for two
reasons. She may be sweet and sho
may be full Of grit darlington Free
Press.
--Bc thankful every time a friend
deserts you. and thus forces You to
strengthen yourself Ad'
uaucc Thought
The Journals ideal reckless man
is the one who does not take oil his
hat when speaking to railway official.
-Lincoln Journal.
do you know why Mr.. s. all
lows his hair to grow long, while Mrs
Sleeps hers cut short?" YES,
they're both literary. -Harper's Ba.
Ear.
"A loving wife. at Long Branch
said: 'The horrid surf makes mo
keep my mouth shut" Sarcastic hus-
| band: Take some of it home with
| YOU
The age in which we 1.-Two thinks
the accumulation of money the most
practical matter of life. But it is a
mistake, great mistake. Western
RMrGl.
II you wish to know just how little
patience you have left, try to raise a
refractory car window to please a
fidgcty woman on hot day.-ihsla-
dclphia Telegraph.
Lot no man boast that he is free
from color blindness until after ho
has been sent to the dry goods store
to match his wifc's black silk and has
come out of tho ordeal satisfactorily.
-"No." said an old maid. Il don't
miss husband very much. | have
trained my dog to growl every time
feed him, and l have bought a tailor's
dummy that can scold when l feel
like it.
The reason
Iasked bachelor why no
In singleness had tarried;
, He answered thus: Be ,ause, you see
I've friends whoy long been marie d.
Boston Courier.
: No hoodlum could be hired to
, strike an average, lick postage
: stamp. beat carpet. or do any thing
useful. Hc wants to be in q crowd o
!. his kind and strike q little fellow. :.
!, N. O. Picavnne.
\ -Pasto--"Thomas! Don't yo'
i think your parents would feel yer.
9 sore if they knew You were fishing on
i the Sabbath?'' Thomas-.'Ycs, sir
q but not half SO sore as I'd feel if the.
i. found it out. "-Jud9e.
;. Twill you please insert this obit
d uary noticc?" asked an old gentleman
J. Of an editor II make bold to ask
:. because the deceased had q great man.
I friends about hero who'd be glad +
. hear of his death. Ihi!adclphia CAL
i. Integrity is tho first moral virtu
. bcneyolence the second and prudenc
Y is the third; without the first the tw
s latter can not exist; and without til
% third the two former would often /
0 rendered quito useless. Home Jou'
h nal.
o Tho square stick is easiest to max
]. round. The square man finds no dl
ct fculty in rounding out n beautiful iif
= A man Of years and virtue is SOM
It thing toreverence and love; a wicke
:, old man is simply disgusting. a.
i Picayune.
IS who is your lawyer, your
j. manp' asked old Hyson, looking ov
the papers. 20. N. 7. Coatsanvest,
# replied Sapling. ."Why. he's
in lawyer; he's tailor" Cant he
it that; he's brought more than doz'
III suits for and against me, and ia II
ID to see any lawyer do better than that
Ne - urdette.
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